CoinDesk - 2026-08-04 ​
3 items collected.
1. SpaceX tops Wall Street revenue forecast, posts $540 million loss on bitcoin holdings ​
Author: Krisztian Sandor
Published: 8/4/2026, 8:26:21 PM
Categories: Finance, SpaceX, Elon Musk, Bitcoin News, News
Elon Musk's space company posted its first earnings as a public company ahead of a major insider share unlock.
2. Open USD rattled Circle's stock, but its key backers still support USDC ​
Author: Krisztian Sandor
Published: 8/4/2026, 5:55:23 PM
Categories: Finance, Stablecoins, Coinbase, Mastercard, Circle, News
Executives at Coinbase, Visa and Mastercard said they plan to support multiple stablecoins, suggesting Open USD is another payments rail rather than a direct replacement for USDC.
3. Samsung is poised to become a dominant stablecoin distributor, analysts say ​
Author: Olivier Acuna
Published: 8/4/2026, 5:14:13 PM
Categories: Finance, South Korea, Mobile Apps, Stablecoins, News
Samsung seeks to turn 800 million Galaxy phones into wallets for digital assets and blockchain payments, backed by a deeper play in crypto infrastructure.